Understanding how lower blood pressure can help our brain health
Scientists discovered that lowering blood pressure intensely might lead to positive changes in the brain.
A leap in medicine: antibiotics might help treat a certain type of dementia
Dementia is a word you might have heard before. It's an illness that affects the brain, and it can change how people behave, remember...
Simple phone task can detect early changes in Alzheimer’s disease
A simple phone menu navigation task can detect the earliest changes in people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
Under pressure: how high blood pressure can lead to memory loss
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a big problem. It can lead to serious diseases like dementia.
Dementia is a sickness that makes it...
Shining a light on dementia: how light therapy helps elderly patients
Have you ever noticed how being in the sunshine makes you feel happier?
Scientists wanted to see if light could also help older people who...
The bathroom buddy: laxatives and your dementia risk
Laxatives are medicines that help people use the bathroom when they have trouble going.
They are often used when lifestyle changes like eating more fiber,...
New cause of Parkinson’s disease: Implications for treatment and dementia prevention
Scientists made a significant discovery, identifying a pathway blockage that disrupts the regulation of mitochondria, the powerhouse of nerve cells.
Heart attacks linked to long-term cognitive decline, study finds
Recent research has revealed a significant link between having a heart attack and a faster decline in cognition in the following years.
Cleaning up protein clumps: a new hope for fighting dementia
Our brain is a bit like a big computer that controls everything we do, think, and feel. Just like a computer, our brain has...
Non-drug interventions for dementia work well and save money
A new study reveals that four non-drug interventions for dementia patients can not only improve their quality of life but also save costs.
The study,...